Thursday, June 28, 2007

Saturday, June 23, 2007

Adirondacks: Silver Lake Bog Preserve contains a wide variety of habitats, including a black spruce- tamarack bog, northern white cedar swamp, a hemlock northern hardwood forest, and a pine ridge. The Bluffs trail climbs 200 feet in elevation to a spectacular overlook of Silver Lake. Whiteface Mtn and Silver Lake from the Bluffs Pink Lady Slipper Bunchberry Sheep Laurel Visiting the bog is on our list of favorite things to do, we had a great trip, glad we could share it with you.

Northern Pitcher-plant (Purple Pitcher-plant)Sarracenia purpureaThis is a carnivorous plant. Insects become trapped in the pitcher-like leaves. The insects are then digested, and the nutrients used by the plants.

This is a carnivorous plant, remember that if you are ever tempted to pick one.

Thursday, June 21, 2007

On the Summer Solstice, which occurs on June 21, the Sun is at its highest path through the sky and the day is the longest. Because the day is so long the Sun does not rise exactly in the east, but rises to the north of east and sets to the north of west allowing it to be in the sky for a longer period of time.

All these were shot tonight on Summer Solstice the longest day of the year.